Every shift that matters, from puck drop on
New York's Durzi trade fills a specific hole Sullivan and Drury named out loud: a defenceman who can move the puck out of trouble.
Carolina has dangled a first-round pick and a standout defenceman for Connor Hellebuyck — the offer says more about roster-building than goaltending.
Save percentage needs several seasons to stabilise. Teams make eight-figure decisions on half of one.
Ignore the press conference. Zone starts and matchup usage say what a staff really thinks of a player.
Cap structure pushes teams to underinvest in the last defence pair, and the sheltering distorts everything above it.
Games in hand distort the table for months. One column fixes it and almost nobody uses it.
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